| Joara | See Fort San Juan. |
| Jobs Cabin Township | W Wilkes County. |
| Jobs Peak | SE Buncombe County near the McDowell county line N of Evans Knob. |
| Jockey's Ridge | sand dune 80-100 ft. high a short distance N of Nags Head, Bodie Island, E Dare County. It is the highest coastal sand dune on the Atlantic or Gulf coasts. Apparently indicated by a symbol but not named on the Mouzon map, 1775; the name was in use by 1851. Designated state park 1973 and U.S. Natural Landmark 1975. |
| Joe | community in W Madison County on Meadow Fork. Alt. 2,649. |
| Joe Branch | rises in SW Beaufort County and flows NE into Chocowinity Creek. |
| Joe Cove | valley in central Clay County through which Perry Creek flows. |
| Joe Creek | rises in E Macon County and flows SW into Ellijay Creek. |
| Joe Knob | S Clay County on the SW end of Cherry Mountain. |
| Joe Mountain | N Jackson County between North Fork and Scott Creek. |